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As former Canucks head-coach Alain Vigneault found out, there's nowhere in the world where you'll find a better golden parachutte than in lower Manhattan. Per Louis Jean, who you might remember first broke the news of Vigneault's firing:

According to source, Alain Vigneault has agreed to 5-year deal w/ #Rangers. Told it's in the $2 Million per year range. #NHL

Brad Ziemer previews the upcoming competition between Eddie Lack and Joacim Eriksson to be Cory Schneider's backup at training camp this fall - all of this of course, assumes that Roberto Luongo is finally, mercifully traded this offseason. Ziemer also gets some choice quotes from Gilman about scouting and acquiring Eriksson, and also chats with Eddie Lack who is spending the summer in Vancouver, and clearly believes his time has come. [Vancouver Sun]

Elliotte Friedman reports in his weekly thirty thoughts column that the Canucks are granting John Tortorella a second interview, and will also be interviewing another candidate for a second time this week (believed to be John Stevens). Friedman also quotes Mike Gillis as saying "You better draft centres because it's impossible to get them," which doesn't make sense since Mike Gillis has Zack Kassian on his roster. Maybe this isn't true but I've heard that it's possible to acquire capable young centreman on the trade market in exchange for Zack Kassian... [CBC]

Ben Kuzma drops some interesting insight into the process by which the Canucks parked their AHL affiliate in Utica, New York. [The Province]

Thomas Drance lives in Toronto, eats spicy food and writes about hockey. He is the editor in chief of the Nation Network (a.k.a Overlord), and an opinionated blowhard to boot. You can follow him on twitter @thomasdrance.